Is Angioplasty right for all Heart Patients? Pakistani Tribune »
By MyOverseasDoctor on Jul 31, 2007 in ANGIOPLASTY, HEART BYPASS, IN THE NEWS | Comments Off
ISLAMABAD: Heart specialists perform an estimated 1.2 million angioplasty procedures each year, according to the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
But are they all necessary?
That depends on whom you ask, and what studies you cite. Conventional cardiology wisdom has long held that heart attacks occur because arteries blocked by the buildup of plaque starve the [...]
